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Long a commercial power, Airbus is going military
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 24/04/2012
» Best known for commercial jetliners that have captured half the global market, Toulouse-based Airbus is working strenuously to establish a presence in the military side of the skies.
High achiever
Asia focus, Published on 02/12/2013
» Growing up, Håkan Bukshe was in many ways a typical Swedish youngster, who enjoyed downhill skiing, playing ice hockey and travelling with his family.
Year in Review
Asia focus, Published on 29/12/2014
» Asia rose to new heights in 2014 despite the many challenges that beset the region. Headline-making developments ranged from China dethroning the United States as the world's largest economy, subject to vigorous debate as that may be, to the tragic mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Baggage scanners in spotlight
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 03/07/2015
» The gun scandal in Tokyo involving a former Bangkok police chief has prompted Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) to take a critical look at whether the CTX explosives detectors installed at Suvarnabhumi airport are really up to scratch.
First space tourist flights could come in 2019
AFP, Published on 14/07/2018
» WASHINGTON: The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights -- though neither has set a firm date.
Year of turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018
» Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.
United Airlines Warns It May Furlough 36,000 Staff
Business, Published on 10/07/2020
» United Airlines Holdings Inc. said it is exploring the possibility of shedding almost half its U.S. workforce, the first major domestic carrier to detail how deep the industry might have to retrench amid the pandemic-driven slump in passenger demand.
Why Airlines Can't Stop Rewriting the Rules for Fliers
Business, Published on 08/10/2021
» American Airlines changed the terms on its tickets last month to say that its "sole obligation" for flight cancellations or missed connections is to refund the remaining portion of your ticket.
Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.